Thank you to all of you who took part in the 2nd word problem challenge. I need to apologize for the fact that I have been a little delayed with my updates. It has been a hectic couple of weeks and there is more to come. Therefore, I am going to allow TWO WEEKS for each problem. I will post the next challenge later this week, so please check back.
The correct answer to the word problem was 515 mg. You really needed to read the problem carefully to determine the amount of calories burned. Once you found the total for the three days, you then divided by 6 because I lost 1 mg for every 6 calories burned. Did anyone remember the divisibility rule for six? Just a refresher: If a number is divisible by 2 and has a digital root of 3,6, or 9, then it is divisible by 6. Here are the students who solved the problem correctly:
* Steven Mason
* Julia Moody
* Charlie Mahanes
* Richard Cummins
I have just written the names on individual slips of paper and dropped them in a plastic cup. I am going to close my eyes and draw out a name. The winner is . . .
STEVEN MASON!!!! Congrats Steven. Your prize will be mailed soon. Oh and Woodson Weathersby, I haven't forgotten about your prize. I am mailing it tomorrow. Sorry about the delay. Have a great day!!
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
Mr. Champion's Math Challenge #2 (June 22nd - June 29th)
Here is the problem for this week. Sorry it took me so long to post it. Just do your best to solve it and then email with me with the answer and an explanation of how you solved it. You may email me at championmathchallenge@yahoo.com. Good luck.
Problem:
Mr. Champion went running three days in a row. The first day he burned 618 calories. The second day he burned half as much as the first day. On the third day he burned 7 times as many as the second day. If he loses a milligram (mg) for every 6 calories burned, how many milligrams did he lose in those three days?
Monday, June 18, 2012
Champion Word Problem Challenge #1 Update
Hello all,
Thanks to those kids that took the time to try to answer last week's problem. The correct answer was 28 yard. First you multiplied the elapsed time between tides (6 hours) and multiplied it times 14 feet per hour and you would get a product of 84. Then to convert from feet to yards you would divide by 3 because there are 3 feet in a yard. 84 divided by 3 is going to work out evenly because the digital root of 84 is 3 which means that 84 is divisible by 3. 84 divided by 3 equals 28. Therefore the tide moved 28 yards. Here are the people who qualified for the drawing this week:
* Derrick
* Woodson
* Julia
* Neely
* Polly
* Jack
AND THE WINNER FOR THIS WEEK IS . . . WOODSON!! Congrats to Woodson. Your small prize will be coming your way in the mail soon. I will be posting a new problem tomorrow afternoon. Be sure to look out for it. Encourage your friends to take part as well. Have a great week! I miss you guys!
- Mr. C
Thanks to those kids that took the time to try to answer last week's problem. The correct answer was 28 yard. First you multiplied the elapsed time between tides (6 hours) and multiplied it times 14 feet per hour and you would get a product of 84. Then to convert from feet to yards you would divide by 3 because there are 3 feet in a yard. 84 divided by 3 is going to work out evenly because the digital root of 84 is 3 which means that 84 is divisible by 3. 84 divided by 3 equals 28. Therefore the tide moved 28 yards. Here are the people who qualified for the drawing this week:
* Derrick
* Woodson
* Julia
* Neely
* Polly
* Jack
AND THE WINNER FOR THIS WEEK IS . . . WOODSON!! Congrats to Woodson. Your small prize will be coming your way in the mail soon. I will be posting a new problem tomorrow afternoon. Be sure to look out for it. Encourage your friends to take part as well. Have a great week! I miss you guys!
- Mr. C
Monday, June 11, 2012
Mr. C's Math Challenge #1
Here is the problem for this week. Just do your best to solve it and then email with me with the answer and an explanation of how you solved it. You may email me at championmathchallenge@yahoo.com. Good luck.
Problem:
Mr. Champion went to the beach last week. On Tuesday, the morning low tide was at 3:30 AM and the morning high tide was at 9:30 AM. If the tide moved up at a rate of 14 feet per hour, how many yards did the tide move between low and high tide?
Problem:
Mr. Champion went to the beach last week. On Tuesday, the morning low tide was at 3:30 AM and the morning high tide was at 9:30 AM. If the tide moved up at a rate of 14 feet per hour, how many yards did the tide move between low and high tide?
Monday, April 30, 2012
IXL for 4/30 to 5/6
This week's IXL Skills - 45 TOTAL MINUTES
4th Grade
* F.6
* F.7
* F.8
Please do the skills in order. You must reach a SmartScore of 85 to move onto the next skill. If you master all 3 skills before reaching 45 minutes, please ask me for more skills to practice.
4th Grade
* F.6
* F.7
* F.8
Please do the skills in order. You must reach a SmartScore of 85 to move onto the next skill. If you master all 3 skills before reaching 45 minutes, please ask me for more skills to practice.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Helpful Tips for Solving Word Problems
1. Read the problem carefully.
2. Read the problem again.
3. Go sentence by sentence collecting necessary information.
4. Think about what is being asked.
5. Choose operation or operations that will be used.
6. Make a plan (draw a picture, guess and check, set up a number sentence or equation)
7. Solve the necessary components.
8. Check work. (SEE IF ANSWER MAKES SENSE)
9. LABEL, LABEL, LABEL
2. Read the problem again.
3. Go sentence by sentence collecting necessary information.
4. Think about what is being asked.
5. Choose operation or operations that will be used.
6. Make a plan (draw a picture, guess and check, set up a number sentence or equation)
7. Solve the necessary components.
8. Check work. (SEE IF ANSWER MAKES SENSE)
9. LABEL, LABEL, LABEL
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